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Linksys WRT54GL and DD-WRT v23

Today, I was finally able to buy a new wireless router. The DD-WRT wiki recommended the Buffalo WHR-G54S as the cheapest and best price/performance 100% compatible wireless router. However, since Mwave only keeps the major brands in stock at will call, I went with the Linksys WRT54GL.

I could’ve went the safe route and kept the default Linksys firmware, but I didn’t. I felt compelled to use DD-WRT, which is free firmware for several brands and models of wireless routers. If my router will run better with it for free, why not? There’s the possibility that I could’ve turned it into a brick, but I think the chances of breaking it were slim since I had one of the supported devices.

Fortunately, everything went successfully and my new router is running DD-WRT. Dynamic DNS now works again, since my D-Link DI-614+ wasn’t supporting it anymore. (I use Remote Desktop occassionally.) OpenDNS servers are set on my router as well. So many features, so much power! (Not like I’ll use them all.)

Print the DD-WRT wiki pages to PDF, rather than keeping the instructions open in a bunch of browser tabs. (Try PDFCreator – it’s open-source software!)

I use Dynamic DNS (with DynDNS) so I can just point Remote Desktop to a subdomain with gotdns.com. Since my DSL service (AT&T Yahoo) is on a Dynamic IP, if that ever changes, I don’t need to check it.

I’ll use Hamachi with Remote Desktop if I’m at a Wi-Fi hotspot. If I’m at home, I just use Remote Desktop to connect directly to my main PC without going through Hamachi.

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Bryan Villarin

Bryan is a Trust & Safety Wrangler at Automattic. He's also a photographer, card magician, and cat whisperer.
(Thanks to my friend and colleague Steve Blythe for the sweet photo!)
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